Important dates set for upcoming events in Crossville

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Mar 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Dates have been set for several important events in the Village of Crossville. The board of trustees met Tuesday, Feb. 26 and are in the early stages of organizing the Barbeque Cook-Off, NSane Wrestling Fundraiser and the City-Wide Rummage Sale and Cleanup.

Tammy Knox

Dates have been set for several important events in the Village of Crossville. The board of trustees met Tuesday, Feb. 26 and are in the early stages of organizing the Barbeque Cook-Off, NSane Wrestling Fundraiser and the City-Wide Rummage Sale and Cleanup.

Mayor Henry Feldmann called the meeting to order and shortly after regular business items were handled, he moved to new business. The second annual Barbeque Cook-Off will be held Saturday, April 13. Feldmann asked several board members to meet at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, March 5 to begin the organizational process of the fundraiser for the Veteran's Memorial project. A vendor fair will be held in conjunction with the cook-off as well as other possible events, such as entertainment and a cake walk. The committee will begin to set up details at next week's meeting.

Also, a date has been set for the NSane Wrestling Fundraiser. The fundraiser is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at the Ruritan building gymnasium. Tickets have been ordered for the event and should arrive within the next week. Ticket prices are $6 each and advanced sales will be offered. The coordinators of the event will take out a small fee from the ticket sales to pay the wrestlers and will also purchase all the food for the concessions. Any profit from both the ticket sales and the concessions will be donated to the Veteran's Memorial project. Mayor Feldmann also said sponsorships for the individual matches will be available, which will help offset the cost of the wrestler's fee. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the wrestling event. The organizers of NSane Wrestling noted that crowds have been good with more than 200 in attendance at recent area events.

Finally, the City-Wide Rummage Sale has been set for May 18. The following Saturday, May 22, will be utilized as the clean-up day from the sales.

Mayor Feldmann also addressed the issue of yard cleanliness of residents in the Village of Crossville. He noted several ditches in the area that have accumulated trash and leaves in them, which causes drainage issues.

"Please go out on your property and pick up the trash," said Mayor Feldmann. "It reflects on the rest of the town."

Feldmann did note the board will address the clean up this year and will become a little stricter about the rules and will issue citations for those who do not abide by the ordinance.

In other business, the board approved the motor fuel budget resolution for the maintenance of streets and highways by the municipality under the Illinois Highway Code. Also, Mayor Feldmann noted a donation in the memory of Perry Whitley from the company he worked for, Alpha National Resources, and also thanked Donna Whitley for an additional donation to the Veteran's Memorial in Perry's honor.

Mayor Feldmann reminded the board the concrete work for the Veteran's Memorial project will get underway as soon as the weather permits and they are first on the list for laying the concrete with the company doing the work. Also, Hannah Riley will soon begin the grant process for the Village of Crossville that will include a grant for the firehouse as well as a grant for small equipment for the village.

Tammy Knox can be reached at 382-4176. Follow her on Twitter @tammycarmitimes.

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